JBidwatcher-Companion 0.1.5

Price Statistics for Ebay - Use with JBidwatcher

A command line program (ebstat.py) that creates price vs. time graphs for completed auctions on Ebay. It is intended for use in conjunction with the Ebay bidding program JBidwatcher.

JBidwatcher is available from: http://www.jbidwatcher.com

Dependencies

This program is written in the Python programming language, and needs a Python interpreter to run. Additionally it uses the following Python libraries:

• Numpy for numerical computations (http://numpy.scipy.org/)

• Matplotlib for the graph window (http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/)

Windows users should install Python XY, a (giant) Python distribution for scientists. This is the most easy way for them to install all dependencies at once.

http://www.pythonxy.com/

Linux users need to use their distribution’s installation program(s) to install the dependencies. Numpy and Matplotlib are packaged for most Linux distributions.

Installation

JBidwatcher-Companion can be installed with the program easy_install, which downloads the necessary package from the Pyhon Package Index (http://pypi.python.org/pypi), and installs it.

Get administrative priviliges, then open a shell window / DOS box and type:

easy_install jbidwatcher-companion

Usage

To get help on the available options, type:

ebstat.py -h

List the tabs in JBidwatcher’s database:

ebstat.py ls

Create a graph of the (finished) auctions in the tab Nikon SB, the moving median is computed over 40 days:

ebstat.py gr -t "Nikon SB" -w 40

For more information on installation and usage see README.txt in the source packages, and here:

http://packages.python.org/JBidwatcher-Companion/

Report Bugs

Bugs and feature requests (wishlist) can be reported on the development website here:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/jbidwatcher-companion